Nisaba 03/1, 188 (P201819)
Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 105894Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text 726 messenger 26 nesag Huhnuri. Lu2-∂Åamaå, Åu-ab-ba, Lu2-sukkal, A-gu-a, Ur-mes)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
29.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 13.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 [kasz] 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-{d}utu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-ab-ba
7. 5(disz) sila3# kasz# 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) [gin2 i3] 2(disz)# gin2 naga
9. x-[...]-ni
10. 5(disz)# [sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) [gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. lu2#-sukkal
13. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. a-gu-a
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. kal-la
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. sza3-da
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz)# gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. [x]-x-NI
11. [szunigin] 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz# 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 [ninda] 5/6(disz) sila3 <szum2>
12. [szunigin] 1/3(disz) sila3 [4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin?] 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga#
left
1. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti nesag
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki}
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 [kasz] 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. lu2-{d}utu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-ab-ba
7. 5(disz) sila3# kasz# 5(disz)# sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
8. 3(disz) [gin2 i3] 2(disz)# gin2 naga
9. x-[...]-ni
10. 5(disz)# [sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
11. 3(disz) [gin2 i3] 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. lu2#-sukkal
13. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
14. [3(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. a-gu-a
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
3. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. kal-la
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
6. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. sza3-da
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2>
9. 3(disz)# gin2# i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. [x]-x-NI
11. [szunigin] 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz# 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 [ninda] 5/6(disz) sila3 <szum2>
12. [szunigin] 1/3(disz) sila3 [4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin?] 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga#
left
1. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
2. iti nesag
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki}
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 29.0 high × 25.0 wide × 13.0 thick
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text 726 messenger 26 nesag Huhnuri. Lu2-∂Åamaå, Åu-ab-ba, Lu2-sukkal, A-gu-a, Ur-mes)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: UMTBM 2 = Nisaba 3/1, 188
[Milone2003UMTBM2] Milone, Maria E., and Gabriella Spada. 2003. Umma Messenger Texts in the British Museum, Part Two (UMTBM 2). Nisaba 3. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 105894
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.04.26
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2016-01-08 at 11:59:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 14:33:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 11:24:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2008-01-03 at 20:30:37 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (057823) (057823)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.105894) (BM.105894)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1913-0416-726) (W_1913-0416-726)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 03/1, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P201819.
Nisaba 03/1, 188 artifact entry (No. P201819). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201819 (Original work published 2002)
Nisaba 03/1, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201819 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
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